This web site offers eight teaching units on the history of the production and consumption of American textiles. Resources...
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This web site offers eight teaching units on the history of the production and consumption of American textiles. Resources include lesson plans, essays, images, documents, a video, bibliographies for each section, and links to related sites.

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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

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Aug 18, 2002
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Aug 16, 2017

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A PBS series on Women, War and Peace available as podcasts online. The series, originally broadcasted on television, depicts...
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A PBS series on Women, War and Peace available as podcasts online. The series, originally broadcasted on television, depicts the topic of Women, War and Peace in various countries. Materials for eductors at various levels available on the website.

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Presentation

Author:
Abigail Disney

Date Added:
Sep 18, 2013
Date Modified:
Aug 07, 2016

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Covering Samuel Gompers who was president of the American Federation of Labor for almost forty years, this virtual collection...
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Covering Samuel Gompers who was president of the American Federation of Labor for almost forty years, this virtual collection provides his papers, a timeline and biography, a photo gallery, and access to other materials.

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Author:
Peter Albert and Grace Palladino

Date Added:
May 25, 2000
Date Modified:
Jul 18, 2015

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This Website contains artwork, photographs,video and sound recordings which reflect the history and culture of Native...
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This Website contains artwork, photographs,video and sound recordings which reflect the history and culture of Native Americans in North America as well as Indian people of Central America and Mexico.

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Author:
Dr. Troy Johnson

Date Added:
Dec 14, 1999
Date Modified:
Oct 29, 2017

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A visually engrossing site that allows students first-hand experience with artifacts found at Harappa in the Indus Valley of...
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A visually engrossing site that allows students first-hand experience with artifacts found at Harappa in the Indus Valley of India. The site includes a virtual walk through of the ancient city.

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Presentation

Author:
J.M. Kenoyer and R.H. Meadow

Date Added:
Jan 09, 2004
Date Modified:
Jun 25, 2017

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As part of British history, this gateway site covers slavery from 1750-1870. Many links are presented under the categories:...
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As part of British history, this gateway site covers slavery from 1750-1870. Many links are presented under the categories: slave accounts, slave system, slave life, events and issues, men and women's anti-slavery societies, anti-slavery groups, legislation, and USA campaigners against slavery.

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Reference Material

Author:
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia

Date Added:
May 26, 2000
Date Modified:
Jan 26, 2017

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This application provides access to titles from the British Library’s 19th century book collection. It includes classic...
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This application provides access to titles from the British Library’s 19th century book collection. It includes classic novels, works of philosophy, history and science. Browse, search and read these historic books on a platform that enhances the reading experience. These digital book images have been captured in color to preserve the look of the original book. Marbled papers, embossed covers, engraved illustrations maps, and beautifully colored plates are intact and help create a unique reading environment.

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Open (Access) Textbook

Author:
BiblioLabs, LLC

Date Added:
Mar 12, 2012
Date Modified:
Jan 14, 2018

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This app for the iPad presents an entirely new way of looking at history and why learning history is important.View this...
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This app for the iPad presents an entirely new way of looking at history and why learning history is important.View this app’s streaming video content with one of these features:• Timeline view: Zoom in and out to explore a chronological history of America. Select scenes from the films to learn about that particular moment.• Theme view: Select a theme (Art, Hard Times, Innovation, Politics, Race, War) to see a playlist of scenes selected by Ken. Each playlist illustrates common patterns in the American story. In the playlist “Race,” for example, you’ll see how moments from The Civil War, Baseball, Thomas Jefferson and Jazz are related.• Film view: Select your favorite Ken Burns film, like The War or Baseball, to watch scenes from that film. See what themes appear in your favorite film and how they reappear in the other films.One playlist (around the theme of Innovation) is included free with download. To view five additional playlists, including over three hours of video and more exclusive content from Ken, unlock the full version from within the app for $9.99.

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Reference Material

Author:
Ken Burns

Date Added:
Feb 16, 2014
Date Modified:
Mar 17, 2015

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This site covers the making and unmaking of the mill village system for textile manufacturing in the Piedmont region of the...
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This site covers the making and unmaking of the mill village system for textile manufacturing in the Piedmont region of the U.S. South between 1880 and 1934. It includes oral history resources, images, and text based upon the 1987 book of the same name. The web site covers the following topics: life on the land, mill village and factory, work and protest.

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Collection

Author:
Dr. James Leloudis and Dr. Kathryn Walbert

Date Added:
Aug 18, 2002
Date Modified:
Aug 21, 2009

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This module received an honorable mention in the 2014 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge.This civil liberties unit outlines 'the Bill...
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This module received an honorable mention in the 2014 SoftChalk Lesson Challenge.This civil liberties unit outlines 'the Bill of Rights, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion, Right to Bear Arms, Right to Privacy and the Rights of the Criminally Accused.''Civil liberties are individual rights, guaranteed by the Constitution, that the government cannot deny. This concept originates in the English legal chapter known as the Magna Carta (1215). Most of these rights are found in the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. These are known as theBill of Rights. The Bill of Rights protections such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right of protection against self-incrimination. Civil liberties are distinguishable from civil rights, which are rights afforded to members of various groups (e.g. racial) to receive equal protection and treatment by the government and equal access in society.'

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Author:
Sheryne Southard

Date Added:
May 05, 2014
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Aug 06, 2015

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